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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

An Introduction to The Outsiders

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Introduce S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders with a bell work journal that asks class members to define loyalty. Key words (patience, unity, honesty, caring, etc.), drawn from their musings, are posted around the room, and groups search for...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Trust Circles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore trustworthiness. In this character development lesson plan, students brainstorm synonyms for trustworthiness. Students consider two communities to which they belong, and compare and contrast these communities by...
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Activity
Live Wire Media

Good Character: Trustworthiness

For Students 9th - 10th
Material at this website is meant to accompany a video in the "In Search of Character" series. However, a self-evaluation quiz, definition of "Trust," discussion questions, writing assignments, and activity ideas can be used with...
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Lesson Plan
Live Wire Media

Good Character: The Six Pillars of Character: Trustworthiness

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
How can you be trustworthy? Find simple ways to be a trustworthy person, discussion questions, and activity ideas. This website accompanies a video from "The Six Pillars of Character" video series, but can be used by itself or as part of...
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Website
Other

In Character: A Journal of Everyday Virtues

For Students 9th - 10th
In Character is an online journal that examines a single virtue--compassion, creativity, purpose, modesty, loyalty, or thrift, for example--from different perspectives. Articles are written by noted scholars, journalists, and critics,...
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Activity
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Exercising Character: Trustworthiness [Pdf]

For Students 1st - 5th
Help students understand the work ethic, and character trait of trustworthiness. Includes material for young students, lesson ideas for teachers of young children complete with hands-on exercises.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: Loyal

For Students 9th - 10th
This poem shares the experience of the person who had to have his pet euthanized.
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Website
University of New Brunswick (Canada)

Loyalist Collection at the University of New Brunswick

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of New Brunswick's Harriet Irving Library has a website devoted to Loyalist resources. This website will be useful to students who want depictions of military uniforms and a bibliographic list of resources. Serious...